Bank exclusively for women in the offing: Minister

Panchayat Minister M K Muneer told the Assembly on Tuesday that the Government would set up a bank exclusively for the benefit of women under the aegis of Kudumbashree.


Replying to the discussion on demand for grants, he said that during the past one year, the government sanctioned `84 crore for the Kudumbashree. Rejecting the Opposition’s allegations that Janashree was being promoted to destroy Kudumbashree, he said that in fact the government was using Kudumbashree as a nodal agency for women empowerment. But the claim that no other NGO should be allowed to come up cannot be accepted, he said.


He said that one post of Assistant Engineer will be sanctioned for 574 penchayats for the engineering division. One Asst engineer each for a cluster of two panchayats will be allotted in rest of the panchayats in the state.



He said that 50 percent subsidy would be sanctioned for constructing butcheries.


Tribal guidance volunteers will be allotted in Vithrua and Kuttichal panchayats.


The Minister said that a committee, headed by Chief secretary, would be set up to solve the problems of the disabled people. Rs 40 crore will be made available for this. While the government will set up 231 model anganavadies, it will also upgrade all the 33,000 anganawadis in the state.


Criteria to get disability certificate to be eased: For a single disability, certificate by a single doctor will be enough from now on.


He also said that 200 ‘She toilets’ would be set up in state this year.


There are plans to provide sanitary napkins free of cost to tribal women and at a lesser rates to others by making available the Central funds.


Fastrack court will be set up for the benefit of women under the Nirbhaya scheme. Gender parks will be opened at Kozhikode, Thrikkakara and Poojappura this year.